Happy Easter!
Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, I spent the week prior to Easter blowing out eggs and dying them. Now … Continue reading →
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HCR: maybe the public’s not so stupid after all
Obama and his cohorts love to claim that the public’s dislike of the HCR bill is just “misinformation,” and that the more they learn about the bill the more they’ll like it. Funny thing though; so far, the more the … Continue reading →
Some music for Easter
Enjoy:
Continue reading →Hey, let’s diss another ally!
Canada joins the crowd of spurned allies.
Continue reading →The difficulty of demonizing the Tea Partiers: less than six degrees of separation
The word has gone out that, now that HCR has been passed and President Obama is spending his precious time going around the country to “sell” it, the Tea Partiers must be further demonized in any way possible, including of … Continue reading →
Obama: mockery in Maine
Two days ago President Obama was in Portland, Maine, to give a speech promoting the HCR bill. I’ve observed before that sometimes Obama will put two contradictory assertions in the same address, hoping the discrepancies in logic will go unnoticed. … Continue reading →
Ice skating: jumping, turning, spinning
In both ballet and ice skating, the best jumpers tend to be more compact. Jumping not only takes extreme athleticism and coordination, it also requires exceptionally strong legs—particularly the thigh and butt muscles. Conversely, the more elongated the torso and … Continue reading →
For Good Friday
The Anchoress writes with her usual grace, this time about the turmoil in the Catholic Church over allegations of abuse coverups, and why she remains a Catholic nevertheless. And what of the role of our friends in the media in … Continue reading →
Obama the constitutional law scholar…
…may not worry about what the procedural rules are in the House or the Senate, as he told Brett Baier. But it is heartening to learn that the majority of the American people still do: A new Gallup poll shows … Continue reading →
The morning after: thinking about April Fools Day
I feel like I have a bit of a hangover from yesterday, even though I’m not a drinking woman. As I wrote in an addendum I just added to yesterday’s “In defense of Hank Johnson” post, while it’s a wonderful … Continue reading →
Here’s another of our fabulous Representatives
Meet Congressman Phil Hare of Illinois: [Hat tip: DrewM. at Ace’s.] [ADDENDUM: I wonder if he can be impeached for violating his oath of office? Of course, half of Congress would have to go with him.]
Continue reading →In defense of Hank Johnson
By now you may have heard of a recent episode involving Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents the Fourth District of Georgia in the House, one of the most Democratic Congressional districts in the US. Johnson has received a certain amount … Continue reading →